Adam Boyes Iron Galaxy co-CEO

Former Sony exec Adam Boyes joins indie dev Iron Galaxy as CEO

Adam Boyes made a big name as the head of developer relations and third-party publishing at Sony’s U.S. game division. But he wanted to get back to design, so he has joined independent studio Iron Galaxy as its chief executive.

Boyes said in an exclusive interview with GamesBeat that he enjoyed his job building communities and development partners at Sony. But he’ll get back to making games by joining Chicago-based Iron Galaxy.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.